Gekkel Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gekkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gekkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3941:365,79535,925
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516

Gekkel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gekkel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gekkel (Russian: Геккель) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Gekkel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gekkel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 632,228th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Gekkel are found; 51 percent are found in North Asia and 51 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

The last name Gekkel is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 365,795. In Russia Gekkel is mostly concentrated in: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 14 percent live, Irkutsk Oblast, where 10 percent live and Kemerovo Oblast, where 8 percent live. Beside Russia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 10 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Gekkel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gekkel surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Gekkel last name are 2.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 44% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekkel911,878/
Gekel9170/
Jekkel83216/
Hekkel83162/
Geckel83104/
Gaekel8375/
Sekkel8346/
Gakkel8339/
Gokkel8312/
Guekel8310/
Geykel838/
Goekel835/
Yekkel834/
Gekuel833/
Geikel832/
Gekiel831/
Gökkel831/
Ekel801,758/
Gekl804/
Ekkl802/
Goeckel77425/
Chekkel77311/
Gehekel7721/
Gaeckel7719/
Gueckel7717/
Gieckel7714/
Khekkel772/
Geskell771/
Gaekell771/
Goekoel771/
Eckel7310,535/
Jekel732,240/
Eikel73921/
Hekel73889/
Sekel73701/
Gökel73621/
Ekiel73387/
Yekel73357/
Ekoel73137/
Eykel73126/
Iekel7391/
Gokel7383/
Eekel7380/
Ikkel7374/
Eukel7362/
Zekel7358/
Gakel7329/
Geckl7325/
Ekelt7320/
Ekael7318/
Cekel7311/
Geikl7311/
Gikel739/
Gecel738/
Ekell735/
Ykkel734/
Ejkel731/
Egkel731/
Igkel731/
Ekuel731/
Gekil731/
Eakel730/
Goekl730/
Getckell711/
Heckel6711,475/
Gockel674,302/
Jeckel671,594/
Seckel671,495/
Eekiel671,357/
Eckelt671,292/
Heikel671,281/
Göckel671,000/
Geçkil67881/
Seikel67713/
Hiekel67428/
Eickel67406/
Gokoel67398/
Sekkil67325/
Jekiel67318/
Yeckel67295/
Ekl67263/
Sikkel67223/
Chekel67192/
Eckell67187/
Siekel67169/
Zeckel67153/
Gackel67129/
Gickel67103/
Ceykel6797/
Heykel6777/
Eikiel6766/
Jeekel6761/
Seakel6756/
Eijkel6745/
Zekiel6740/
Zhekel6733/
Jekkelová6730/
Zeikel6727/
Eeikel6726/
Seekel6721/
Gäckel6719/
Jeakel6716/
Sekiel6713/
Gequel6710/
Geckil6710/
Cikkel6710/
Yekell679/
Gekill678/
Yekuel678/
Eykhel678/
Hikkel678/
Jekell677/
Yetkel677/
Ziekel676/
Zeekel676/
Gechel675/
Eekele675/
Heakel675/
Zeakel675/
Yekeel675/
Hekiel675/
Heukel674/
Gakell674/
Hekell673/
Sekell672/
Eekael672/
Ieckel672/
Eikelt672/
Eyckel671/
Ceckel671/
Cekkil671/
Jekkil671/
Heekel671/
Eckesl671/
Eckoel671/
Ekchel671/
Eikell671/
Gikhel671/
Yhekel671/
Sekeel671/
Gekleh671/
Zekelh671/
Jehkel671/
Yekiel671/
Iekiel671/
Eikael671/
Jeykel671/
Hekkelová671/
Hekoel671/
Zekeel671/
Zekuel671/
Sigkel671/
Geickl671/
Djekel671/
Jikkel671/
Jiekel671/
Jeikel671/
Gyckel671/
Scekel670/
Yoekel670/
Euckel670/
Zeskel670/

Gekkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gekkel in the Russian language
Геккельgekkel-

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